Pathways program gets College Board honor

PROVIDENCE – “Pathways Through College,” the dual-enrollment pilot program between Rhode Island College and Mount Pleasant High School, has been named the New England Regional Assembly Recognition Award Winner for 2010 by The College Board.
The program was recognized because it “has shown outstanding commitment to students and to the field of education by enabling underrepresented students with academic and leadership potential to attend college,” said the College Board, a nonprofit, national education group.
Students selected for “Pathways” exhibited academic and leadership potential but were previously not expecting to attend college.
In the first two years of the program, Mount Pleasant seniors participated in a college-skills course in the fall. This course was taught at the high school, two days a week after school, by Rhode Island College instructors. Those who completed the course successfully were then recommended for a full immersion semester at RIC in the spring. The 22 students who participated in 2007-2008 had an average GPA at RIC of 3.50. All 22 graduated from high school with 15 college credits and attended college in the fall. &#8226